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A Story of the War in
the Southwest.
BY ARVIDE 0. BALDWIN.
CHAPTER IX
k SAD RETURN.
A slight wound was across his breast;
where ho had come in contact with the
wire, but as it had given way tinder the)
jr.-at strain of the two auimils his injuries
were slight.
The tension of the w ire when it parted
threw the ends beyond the road. As he cast
his eyes in the direction of the rascals who
had got him into this terrible plight, he saw
that they had stopped and wero now return¬
ing. He got his gun and crawled behind the
deTul horse. The carcass offered h.in pro¬
tection nnd a rest for his gun.
Brushing the dust from his eyes and face
bo th it his sight would be clear, he awaited
Ihe return of the marauders. They came
,lowly a oug, appearing to enjoy the dis¬
comfiture of thoso who, they supposed,
were now at th- ir merev.
When they arrived sufficiently near for
our hero to make sure of his shot being
effe. live, ho ran tho barrel of his gnu out.
raised his head, and his eye glanced aloDg
(helcrrel. Iu au instant more he pulled
the trigger, and a bullet sped on its way to
th -foremost man's breast! He staggered
in his seat and appeared dazed. Then he
suddenly turned his horse’s head down tho
roi I and started off. He was reeling like a
drunken ma and it was easily seen that ho
w as done for. After going a short distance
he failed to recover, and over he tumbled
One foot hung in the stirrup as he fell, and
th ■ frightened animal continued on n run,
dung ing the lifeless body as he went. His
companion quickly raised his gun, and a
bullet struck the carcass near our hero. He
then turned about to make his retreat, but
before he got under full headway another
phot from John's unerring rifle rolled him
lo tho ground a corpse.
John secured his horse after he became
positive that his last antagonist was beyond
doing further harm, and leading him to
where his comrade lay, limp and lifeless,
b ■ placed tho body on the horse and slowly
and sorrowfully wended his way home¬
ward.
John believed the two bushwhackers were ;
dead, bat that would not compensate him
for the loss of his friend, if that young man
was position. verily dead, How He was placed in a trying
could he break the news to
the stricken family when he returned homo
with the lifeless clay?
lie knew that it would bo almost death to j
at least two of the women when they saw
tho body of the sou and lover.
He could not bear the thought of his
being the menus of darkening the lives of
those he loved so d
As he approached a dripping spring that
fed from an overhagiag rock by tho road¬
side he stopped and began to think.
It mav be possible he is not dead,” he
remT 7,? 1 him 7 Ud At rate, HU^r. And he
g it j -, took ,i the body, and carrying it c ose
by the dripping water deposited it on the
leaves. He then wot his handkerchief nnd
bathed the face and brow of his injured
ftiend.
lie called to him and implored him to tell
him ho was not dead, but no reply came.
Sick at heart, but not completoiv discour¬
aged, he worked on, nnd when about ready
to give up m despair he noticed the con¬
traction of a muscle.
“That must mean life!” ho oxclaimod,
find redoubled his efforts, In a few
moments more the eyelids and mouth
must'les begin twitching, and John was
overjoyed, for he knew then that his friend
was not dead.
I he eyes were beginning to slowly open,
f-nd John was soon again looking into them
with undisguised happin • SH.
“AVhero am I, John?” were his first
words.
“Not far from homo. How are you feel¬
ing, “AVhy, Henry?”
I am all right!” He tried to
raise himself; but a groan escaped him
and ho sank back.
"Not so fast, Henry. I'll have to help you.
You are hurt.”
How did it happen?” he asked.
“I will toll you after a little. Keep quiet
now.
1 ha sound of a horso’s footstops could
6e distinctly heard coming up tho road.
John seized his guu, nnd was prepared
(or the xvorst. He raised himself so
that his head was above the bank, aud not
a hundred yards away saw a solitary horse¬
man m riding As one and loading another aui-
u. quick as a Hash John’s gun wns
raised, but it only remained there for a
second, for ho recognized in the person ap¬
proaching P long the auxiously sought for Jeff.
s riflo wag on his shoulder, nnd he
appeared as if tho world was a ploasant one
to him.
"Halloo, • he Jeff!”
muzzle of the old gun was immedi¬
ately brought over for use.
Gown with your gun, Jeff! Nonoof that!"
John commanded.
Jeff looked undecided.
B is I, Jeff! John Eddies."
t he arm dropped. A look of sheepish-
fiess and gladness came into the negro's
lace at this announcement, and he quickly
dismounted. It was no time nor place for
explanation, and no questions xvere asked.
x< itu Joff 's assistunoe John had but little
difficulty Ihe in getting Henry into a saddle.
two men rode by bis side supporting
amp, weak form. It was with far differ¬
ent ^ feelings that John nlong his
return rode on
to the mansion from those that he
had when he left it so full of life aud xvith
jus friend by his side, in the early morn-
A\ hen they arrived at the mansion gate
they found the household in on uproar. The
•mgroes came running to them weeping and
Wringing ottered their hands. Then the anguish mother
and to the porch quaking with
unable to speak.
dn Henry xvas tenderly taken in comparatively and placed
comfortable. a conch, and soon was
John paid but little attention to tho tu¬
multuous crowd, for he supposed their
Arno ,'ainngs were caused from seeing young
in such a terrible plight, aud tried
0 ffffiet them by telling them that no limbs
j Anally ro broken, and, unless he was injured
he would soon be up again.
Lilliet Lillie.!” was the cry, and he now,
°fj *' hither firBt time, noticed her absence.
had she gone?”
He looked inquiriugly from one to Iho
other, but no answer to his appealing look
was mad®,
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Whin now ImMhi b ca,am:t * eam * H P°n thorn
T«» . 0n ° *" <ho Of all
m CK " U '? re “ 80U ho knew that
.t it rmmM must be o the work of thit arch-villain
Mcodsley, for, now that tho opportunity
?r a ed U iSri 0f thUt UatUr °' Una vlllalu >
John could hardly bo restrained from
starling stolen immediately on tho hunt for tears? ihe
girl, but the old mother, with
pnmaoo witn mm not to bo rash, hut to
wait until his judgment overcame his
and desire for revenge before ho should auger Try
to recover tho stolen child, “O, John' If
JOU von l^ntl’ both, , T I h0Ul( could Ji la not PP eu staud un<1 the 1 should blow. This lose
bvp7nythS”r had'been'h.dd^aek 0 ’ u rhi;ena 1 yt C '• nU0,
and unless he would
Sutler hXvJf 6 b6<1 and h ° lUoin
The afflictions come so often, and were
so severe, that the old people feared they
would go mad. }
It seemed that all the troubles of this
wicked war were heaped upon the innocent
They were to bear the burdens and carry
the grief.
Gladly would those poor old mothers
have parted with life rather than cany then
sorrows, that seemed too great to bear, but
their lovo for their children, who were con¬
tinually menaced by danger, was such that
life wns sufierablo for their sake.
When John was away from Henry's bed¬
side he was restlessly pacing the floor.
'4 hey were all pleased and greatly relieved
when evening cume to find Henry was
mu -h improved. Be sat up nnd his appe¬
tite was unimpaired. He fretted and chafed
to think that he was powerless to do any¬
thing to help the unfortunate girl who was
now in the hands of the bushwhackers.
It was observed that John was making
preparations for a trip. He got arms ready
and sufficient food for a long tramp. Jeff
took a seat by tho o;d firplace and began to
mold bullets. When he had finished his
task he repaired to the kitchen and again
presented tho familiar “poke" for tilling.
Sv.va was not there to select for him tho
food tho knew he liked best, but he knew
tho reason, and so. when Nancy filled tho
sack, he appeared satisfied and thanked
her.
[TO BE CONTINUED.]
BASE BALL NOTES.
Morrill, of Boston, has never batted so
poorly as this year.
Pitcher Cunningham has proved to be a
jewel for the Baltimores.
New York and Philadelphia are yet to re¬
ceive their first shut-out this season.
Joe (fERHARDT is playing a fine game at
second base for the Jersey City team.
“Shoestring Strike” is what angry
pitchers now term bad-called strikes.
Kelly lead) the Bostons in everything— batting
runs, base hits, stolen bases, total
average.
Mobile will probably be in tbe Southern
League next season, ns arrangements are al¬
rcaf ly being made to that effect.
CART'.vuroHT and Lew Shoenick claim to
be tho two heaviest men in the pounds. profession.
Fach is said to weigh over 250
Clarkson pitched in all three of the
games Boston won from Chicago, and when
he wasnL playing he was coaching from the
bt n h.
Boston is evidently determined to have
the crack left fielder this season, In fifty-
two games Joe Hornung has made only one
error.
! Jr O’Day, Jims of Washington, > was backed up
’ aud Detroit he
| f ch f
lr ht to . (! be the leal lng pitcher In the
' League.
The home run hitting for a single game
has been tied. At Minneapolis, June 14, the
home team and the Kansas City between
them made seven home rune
Kiluoy, the star pitcher of the Baltimore
club, will not be able to play for some timo,
on account of a wounded hand. Manager
Baruie is very much discouraged on account
of the accident.
The three-striko rule certainly didn't help
the left handed pitchers as much as was ex¬
pected. Morris, of i'ittsburg, and Phenome¬
nal Smith, of Cincinnati, are the only oues
who are pitching up to tho mark.
"H o Dan” Broutiiers, of the Detroit
Club, leads the I.eague batters up to date,
with Kelly. Anson, itoger.Connor, Tiermin,
McGuire, Ryan, Living, Buckley, AVhite,
AYi-eand Miller following in the order named.
The winning pitchers of the League are:
Conway, of Detroit; Clarkson, of Boston;
Morris,of 1 ittsburg; Philadelphia; Van lialtren,of AVelch, Chicago; of New
Buffinton, of Healy,
York: Whitney, of AVasliington, and
of Indianapolis.
In a recent game at Mansfield, Ohio, Cris-
man did a little coaching from the player’s “Got
ben h which cost him five dollars-
change for a ten?” asked Crisman of the urn-
pire. “That will cost you five more, so you
wont need any change,” replied the umpire.
Up to rec ent date the League had made 128
home runs, of which the Chicagos with are
credito 1 with thirty, the New Yorks
j twenty-seven, Indianapolis with Detro sevente ts with Boston twenty-four, with
-n, Washing¬
fourteen, I’hiladelph a with nino,
ton with six, an 1 Pittsburg with two.
Two or three parties have claimed the
credit of bringing out Clarkson os a pitcher
and player, and the right one was not men¬
tioned. Tlie one who gave Clarkson his first
lessons in pitching, and gave him that in¬
struction which has formed the basis of his
success, was Tom Bond, the famous pitcher and 8L of
the Boston teams of 1877, ’78, ’79, ’SO
Pfeffkr, Anson and W illiamson perfected League
the first triple play credited to the
tip* season. Berkley, Dunlap and Carroll,
of the Pittsburgs, were on the bases, with
nobody out, and Kuehne at the bat. The
latter lined a ball to Pfeffer, who threw to
Williamson nnd caught Dunlap. had reached Before
Carroll got hack to first tho hall
Anson from tho big short-stop.
A Warning.
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The little boy has been playing
“hookey,” and on his way home happens
to stumble across a rock with a Sabanon
Army inscription on it, that s all. Life.
KI.LAVIIXK, G EORGIA, THURSDAY. JULY 5,1888.
SOUTHLAND ITEMS.
PARAGRAPHS, SAD, PLEASANT
AND TERRIBLE.
INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS—THE EXCURSION
FEVER—RAILllOAD ACCIDRNTH-8CICIDES
DEFALCATIONS—COTTON REPORTS, ETC.
Aifiomiin.
For eeTeial weeks a band of despoi l-
does have been operating in the lower
end of Blunt county. Last Sunday they
went to a church where services were be¬
ing held, ran out tlie congregation,
turned over tho pulpit and broke the
windows of tho church. They have de¬
stroyed considerable private property,
property, and have served several citi¬
zens with written notices to leave the
county at once or they will be killed.
Dor several weeks past car breakers
nnd robbers liavo been making a great
deal of trouble for the Louisville & Nash¬
ville Railroad. At Woodward, Agent
Francis, with two young men, hid in a
clump of bushes within gunshot, and sat
up to watch tho cars standing on tlie
side-track. About nine o’clock at night
two men came up the track, and went to
work on one of the cars. They had bro¬
ken the ical and one of them was inside
turning the freight about to see what was
bo»t wortli taking when tlie men in am¬
bush ran out and captured the other who
was jumped standing watch. Tlie man in the
car out and ran, and eight or ten
shots were fired at him, and next morn-
ing the dAd body of Jim Brown was
found—a negro laborer.
Arkansas.
A desperate battle occurred betweei
revenue officers and moonshiners, ncai
Black Springs, Montgomery county, on
Thursday. Internal Revenue Collector
Frye, and posse, raided a moonshiners'
cumj) in the vicinity, destroying three
distilleries. Shortly afterwards the
posse was attacked from ambush by an
armed band of moonshiners. A regular
battle ensued, in which Deputy killed. United
States Marshal Trammell was
Florida.
A great many complaints are being
made of bad management in the trans¬
mission of mail matter, in the state, par¬
ticularly in the southern portion.
Jacksonville W. J. Randell, section master on the
& Atlantic Railroad, caught,
by means of a cage, a large catamount near
the line of the railroad track at San
Pablo. The animal, which seems very
vicious, was taken to Pablo and placed
iu a cage.
The Plant Investment Company have
purchased situated a tract of 280 acres of land,
in Fairfield, and extending from
the Wamboldt property on the South, to
the Wilson & Hunting mill property on
the North, along the St. John’s river.
The Jacksonville Times-Union announ¬
ces two light sporadic cases of suspicious
fever at Plant City, which have been iso¬
lated. Precautions have been taken to
prevent its other spread. Diligent inquiry dis¬
covers no suspicious disease at any
other point in the state. The sanition
and health is almost perfect, and the
weather is delightful, except day. in the sun¬
shine in the middle of tho
liportlla.
Illicit distilleries were destroyed re¬
cently in Murray, White, Clay and Ran¬
dolph counties.
The Columbus & Western Railroad
Columbus to Birmingham, Ala., has just
been completed.
Tho Farmers’ Alliance of Georgia met
in Atlanta, and were several days in se¬
cret session, and declined to give the re¬
porters any information. Rumor has it
that a state exchange with a capital of
$1,000,000 will be started.
A railroad wreck occurred AVednesday
morning on the Savannah, Florida ifc
AVcstern Railroad at the trestle over the
Ochlocknee River, five miles from
Thomasville. Freight train No. 25,
consisting of four cars and the caboose,
had just crossed the river when about 400
feet of the trestle gave way, precipitat¬ engine,
ing the entire train, except the
to the ground, twenty feet below. For¬
tunately, there were but four people ou
the train. The conductor and a negro
brakemun were seriously injured.
Kentucky.
The Pullman Palace Car company lias
bought the good-will of the Baltimore &
Ohio Palace Car company for $1,500,000,
and will commence at once to run Pull¬
man palace cars over t c Baltimore A
Ohio system from Louisville.
Maryland.
The I’ikesville arsenal has been trans¬
ferred into a Confederate soldiers’ home.
The formal opening of the home took
place on AYcdnesday. The stand xvas
decorated with the national colors and
portraits of Jefferson Davis, Robert E.
Lee and Stonexvall Jackson. Addresses
xvere make by United States Senators
Hampton, of South Carolina; Vance of
North Carolina; Daniel, of Virginia;
Blackburn, of Kentucky; Beck, of Ken¬
tucky; Vest, of Missouri, and J.
Proctor Knott, of Kentucky. Judge
George AVilliam Brown presided.
Dr. C. P. Ezzcll, wbo was one of the
colony of Southernejs, who left the Uni¬
ted States for Brazil, at the close of the
AVar has arrived in Baltimore, accompa¬
nied by his family. The early days of
the colony promised xvell, as cotton was
largely produced and good several prices were
obtained. This lasted for years,
but for some unaccountable cause of late,
crons have degenerated and low prices
have prevailed. Now the colony are
turning their attention to raising sugar
cane. The colony is not prosperous, and
many would return to America if they
could raise the mtanc.
Month I'nrollnn.
A colored boy named Leak, about six¬
teen years old, was drowned in Lynch’s
River, Lancaster county, on AVednesday.
He tried to sxvim the stream, but his
strength gave out, and he was dead be¬
fore help could reach him.
Mrs. Mollie E. Keese, tho Anderson
lady charged with house burning, tried
t 0 commit suicide on AVednesday by
throwing herself in a stream. She xvas
promptly rescued. The impression is
growing that she is insane, though some
think her desperate act due to depression The
under misfortune and persecution. the charge
preliminary examination of
against her has resulted iu her exonera¬
tion and discharge.
Missouri.
The election prohibitionists held Independence. won a victory in
tire at
A loss of |100,000 was sustained by a
fire in the lumber district of Kt. Louis
on Thursday. 1
Hon. John M. Lover, member of Con¬
gress for the 8th Missouri district, has
tiled suit for #50,000 against tho (JUiic-
Democrat, of St. Loois, for libel.
TcniM'Nvee.
The c< rncr stone of the Catholic church
of 88. Peter and Paul was laid in Chat¬
tanooga with appropriate ceremonies.
The Knoxville jnostollice has been
made a first-claw offieo. The receipts for
the fiscal year just closing foot up $43,-
805, against $32,820.!i‘J for tho previous
year.
Tlie people of Hawkins county are
stirred up over tlie conduct of a Metho¬
dist evangelist, Rev. Win. Winfrey, lh
has been charged with forging tlie
names of prominent citizens to notes foi
large sums of money, and then discount¬
ing the notes.
While a little son of Policeman Dick
Turner was playing in the seconel story
of Posey’s block, in Chattanooga, which
is now being built, ho fell through the
elevator shaft, a distance of twenty-five
feet, and landed on top ol Ins head,
fracturing his skull.
The Cumberland Iron 4Yorks property
at Dover has been sold to Northern capi¬
talists. The property consists of about
40,000 acres of land, several hundred
acres lying on the Cumberland River,
which are considered the best farming
lands in the county. The consideration
paid was something over $200,000.
When the burned distillery house of W. O.
Harper was claimed at Newport, the pro¬
prietors that the 550 gallons it
contained were consumed also. The
revenue men, however, did not credit
the statement, and a search revealed nine
full barrels of 400 gallons buried in a
deep hollow near north Harper’s residence,
about one mile of Newport. Har¬
per claims that some one stole the whis¬
key, burnt the distillery and then hid
the whiskey on his premises to ruin him.
Virtfinin.
A riot took place in the congregation
of Latter Day Saints near Glen Easton
and two brothers, named Waitt, were fa¬
tally injured, shot. ami many others were
stabbed and v
During the absence of their father and
mother Wednesday, Grant and Garfield
Johnson, Fredericksburg, twin brothers, aged eight,
years, of got possession
of a gun, and Grant discharged its con¬
tents into Garfield’s body, killing him in¬
stantly.
DISARMING EVERYBODY.
Intelligence from the Indian Territory
is to the effect that the Chickasaw In¬
dian police, aided by a deputy United
States marshal, are relieving everybody
they find who is carrying a pistol contra¬
ry to laws. A train was raided on Thurs¬
day and the searchers were rewarded
with about a wagon load of six-shooters,
which they took from different individ-
uals. Certain persons were searched
on a Santa Fe train, bound for Kansas
City, while passing through Chickasaw
nation, and relieved of their pistols.
This is a precautionary step in what is
regarded as the inevitable war which
may break out at any day between the
Chickasaw militia and non-citizens op
account of the refusal to pay stock tax
by the latter.
COTTON.
The New York Financial Chronicle
savs : The total receipts from the plan-
tations since September 1, 1887, 5,184,284 are
5,460,823; in 1886-7 were
halos; in 1885-6 wero 5,331,847. Al¬
though the receipts at the outports the
past week were 15,026 bales, the actual
movement from the plantations was only
2,599, the balance being taken Last from
stocks at the interior towns. year
the receipts from the plantations for the
sarnc week were 248 bales, and for 1880
they were 3,872 baba. Tlie increase in
amount in sight as compared with last
year, is 483,403 hales, increase as com¬
pared with 1885-6 is 366,041 bales, and
the increase over 1884-5 is 1,214,126
bales.
NO WAR.
The Berlin Qrout Zcitvng says Prince
Bismarck has induced Russia to abandon
definitely the idea of making an alliance
w ith France. Tho Berlin correspondent
of the London DailyNetcs says: xvith ‘ ‘Prince
Bismarck, in conversation several
members of tbe upper houie of the Prus¬
sian diet, would expressed be tlie disturbed conviction unless that tho
peace not
other powers provoked xvar. He had no
such fear of Russia. He wns firmly con¬
vinced that the former differences be-
txvccn Germany and Russia would be
completely settled. He xvished he could
feel the same confidence in France. In
France, hoxvcver, he added, the unex¬
pected might open at any time.”
WON A TITLE.
Mrs. Hammersley xvas married, in New
York, to the duke of Marlborough by
Mayor Hewitt. Subsequently a second
ceremony was held at the house of tbe
bride. In the morning the couple They will, pro¬
ceeded to the steamer Aurania.
after the voyage, at once proceed duchess to the
noted Blenhiem castle. The will
l, y virtue of her marriage occupy the
tenth position in rank to the queen. She
w ill also become a princess of Germany,
as the duke holds the litlc of prince,
which lie inherited from Marchborougb,
who originally founded Blenhiem castle.
SKIPPED.
A. M. Duhama has absconded from
Longueville, Canada. He had charge in
that town of the collection of xvatcr
rents and supervision corporation of auctions bailiff. sales, The
and was also
amount of bis defalcation is about
$30,000. ____
Older and Wiser.
Confirmed Bachelor—“lloxv time does
fly, Miss Seaside! refused AVhy, it was this ten years
a „ 0 that you me on she spot.” hadn’t)
Miss Seaside (who wislios
— “So long as that! I was young and
foolish then, Mr. Smith.”
Bachelor— “But we are both older and
wiser now .”—Uazoard Lampoon.
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
WHAT THE SWELTERING PUB¬
LIC OFFICIALS ARE DOING.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS—IMPORTANT
ACTS OF PRESIDENT CLEVELAND—AP¬
POINTMENTS AND REMOVALS, ETC.
C'ONOHESiKIONATi.
In tho Senate, on Thursday, Mr. Davis,
from the eight pension committee, repotted bills
back vetoed pension
with the recommendation that they
bo passed, notwithstanding the Presi¬
dent’s objections, and they were placed
on the calendar. A motion to have tlie
reports printed in tho Record was agreed
to; and a motion to print 5,000 copies of
the reports was referred to the committee
on the printing, Democratic Mr. Faulkner stuting commit¬ that
members of tho
tee on pensions bad not seen them. Mr.
Allison reported the army appropriation
bill. Further consideration of the fish¬
ery treaty and of Mr. Morgan’s resolution
thereupon was postponed till Monday
next. The Senate then at 12.30 resumed
consideration of the river and harbor
appropriation bill, the question being on
tho amendment appropriating $10,000for
Yadkin Diver, North Carolina. Tho
amendment was agreed to—yeas 30, nays
3. agreed Among the amendments reported and
the to wero the following: Increas¬
ing appropriation for Salkehatchee
River, South Carolina, from $3,COO to
$8,000; reducing the appropriation for
Waccamaw River, North and South
Carolina, from $15,000 to $10,000; in¬
creasing the appropriation for Wap poo
Cut, South Carolina, from $3,000 to
$5,000; reducing the appropriation for
Ocinulgce River, Georgia, from $11,000
to $7,500, and for tho Oconee River,
Georgia, from $11,000 (o $7,500, and for
the Oconee River, Georgia, from $12,-
500 $4,600 to $10,000; inserting an item of
for completing the work at Rom-
ley Marsh, Georgia; increasing tho
appropriation for Caloosahatcliie River,
Florida, from $4,000 to $10,000, and
for the Tombigbee River, Alabama,
(from Fulton to Vienna), from $6,500 to
$12,000; reducing the appropriation for
the Black Warrior River, Alabama, from
$100,000 to $50,000; striking out items
for the Tombigbee River, Alabama, from
Walker’s bridge to Fulton, $4,000; for
Yailabusha River, Mississippi, $3,000;
for The Cassity river Bayou, Mississippi, $2,500.
laid and harbor appropriation bill
was aside after 57 of its 74 pages
had been disposed of. Mr. Hale, of
Maine, presented a new plan to tlie Sen¬
ate by which the surplus could be dis¬
posed of. 1 lie plan is to use it in “mak¬
ing available and cultivating the govern¬
ment land, giving the people emt of em¬
ployment an opportunity to work thereon
at reasonable wages. Such lands, after
being brought into cultivation, to be
parcelled oil into farms of forty acres
each, to b ■ provided with a suitable
farm house and to be let or sold on easy
terms In the House, to the laborers employed.”.... of
on motion of Mr. Mills,
Texas, Mr, Blount, of Georgia, was elect¬
ed s peakor pro tcm. during the tempora¬
ry absence of Speaker Carlisle, and the
clerk was directed to inform the Senate
of this action. The House went into
committee of the whole (Mr. Springer,
of Illinois, in the chair), on the tariff
bill. Committee amendments were
agreed to, striking from tlie free list hat¬
ters’ furs not on tho skin and lime or
llax seed; marble of all kinds, and plas¬
ter of paris, when ground or calcined.
The committee then rose. Mr. Belmont
called up tlie conference report on the
consular and diplomatic bill and it was
. agreed to. It reports concurrence on all
the amendments except the appropria¬
tion of $25,000 for a commission to ex¬
plore the Congo basin.
GOSSIP.
Senator Brown offered to tbe Sundry
Civil liill an amendment under appropriating df
$29,000, to be expended of AVar, the in bor¬
roction of the Secretary
ing, constructing and equipping arsenal an ar-
tesinn well at tho United States
at Summerville, Ga.
Postmaster-General Dickerson on
Thursday ordered the removal of twenty
postoffice inspectors in various parts ol
the country. This was made necessary
by the reduced appropriation for this
service for the fiscal year beginning July
1st. About ten others will be removed
shortly.
Senator merchant’s Yost presented exchange petitions of St. Louis, from
the
Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville, Nash¬
ville, Chattanooga, Atlanta nnd Tampa,
asking an appropriation for improving peti¬
tho harbor at Tampa, Fla. The
tioners represent would that the improvement immense
of this harbor lie of
value to the South and AVest, as it would
enable goods to be shipped to Cuba and
South America via Tampa, and tlius
greatly shorten the distance over which
they have to be transported.
Tlie weather crop bulletin issued by
tbe Signal Office says: The weather du¬
ring the past week has been favorable
for all growing crops in the wheat, corn
and tobacco region of Ohio, upper Mis¬
sissippi aud Missouri valleys and Tcnnes-
see. Ilcavy rains doubtless, interfered
with harvesting from Missouri eastward
to Virginia, and the continuous cloudy
weather over Mississippi, Louisiana and
Arkansas is reported as having been un¬
favorable to the cotton plant, but an im¬
provement is reported in that section du¬
ring the latter portion of the week. In
North Carolina, South Carolina and
Georgia the weather is favorable, and all
crops will doubtless improve during the
week.
The following notice has been issued
by the Signal Office: On and ufter July
1, there will he but two regular signal telegraph office
reports received daily at the
in Washington, in place of the three tri-
daily telegraph reports, which previously
have been received. These two reports
will be made at 8 a. m. and 8 p. m., and
indications will issued he prepared Associated from these
reports and to the
Press as promptly as practicable, nnd proba¬
bly about 10 a. m. 10 p. m. The
weather indications will be for a period
of thirty-six hours from the time of each
report. The indications issued in the
morning at 10 a. m. will cover the follow¬
ing day until 8 p. in., and those issued
at 10 p. m. will cover the following day
and night, Three p. m. indications will
VOL. III. NO. 41.
bo discontinued, and in signal place of officer the I! p.
m. reports the chief has
provided special reports to Lo made to
iho central office whenever weather
changes are decided and indicate un ap¬
proaching storm.
FAMED GETTYSBU RG
THE BLUE AND GRAY FRATER
NIZ1NG ON THF, FIELD.
A FINE DAY AND A GOOD START—ELO¬
QUENT ADDRESSES IIV WAR-GOVERNORS
—GUN. LONG8TREET ON THE FIELD.
The sun, which broke through tho ruin
clouds on Sunday, shed its lays in no
mean quantity on fhc battlefield of Gettys¬
burg, J*n., but its fierceness was tempered
by a gentle breeze, and save tho monu¬
ments, nothing showed that this was the
scene of the pivotal battle of the civil
war. Tho night before, the streets were
crowded with visitors, some seeking
lodging and others out morning, for a good the time.
At half past ten in the vet¬
erans formed, nnd by and by the Frnnk-
ford band marched across the road to the
National cemetery, and on through (his
to the vine clad rostrum, where religious unusual¬
services were held. The scene was
ly impressive, and when Chaplain Sayres
had finished Ins sermon, more than a
thousand voices joined iu singing “Amer¬
ica.”
In the evening the usual dress vividly parade
was observed, and it recalled most
the scenes of the battle, and more eyes
than one were wet with tears at the re¬
membrance of the dead comrades who
had marched in the tame line. Immedi¬
ately after the parade a sacred song ser-
vice was held, and tho band "gave the
usual evening concert. The camp presents
a charming appearance, with the nume¬
rous electric lights illluminating it, and
little knots of veterans gathered conflict before
each tent discussing the great
and the part they played in it. At 2
o’clock the road from town to Reynolds’
grave was ctowded with carriages and
pedestrians on their way to witness the
exercises of the first corps.
Tlie stand was packed and the ground
btdow was crowded with the veterans
and visitors, when, just as the strains of
tho band leading the procession of
prominent men who were to take part in
the exercises wns heard coming over the
brow of Seminary Ilill, Capt. Pond, of
Wisconsin, walked up to Gen. Long-
street, who was sitting on the platform, “Gen¬
and whispered quietly to him:
eral, come quietly with me. 1 think the
platform is giving way.” The afterward, general at
once walked off, and a second
with a crash, the supports gatfe ways and
the structure dropped to the ground.
The fall was but two feet, and for¬
tunately no one was injured, By the
time order had been restored, the pro¬
cession was entering the woods, and the
cannon of the light battery thundered
forth a salute to Governor Beaver. As
tho governor appeared on the prostrate
platform, the crowd gave a cheer, such
us these woods have not heard since the
same day twenty-five years ago. Bishop
Potter made a most eloquent president prayer. tlie
Major E. P. Halstead, of
association of tho first corps, in a few
words introduced Governor Beaver, who
delivered tho address of welcome.
Ex-Governor John C. Robinson, of
New York, resting • in his
crutches, then responded on behalf of
the corps. Addresses were made by
Frederick Smitii, War governor of New
Hampshire; Gen. L. A. Grant, and
Judge W. G. Reisey, of Vermont. Gen.
Longstrect was then called for, and made
an eloquent address. Gen. Fairchilds
was next introduced. He said twenty-
live years had made it possible to sand¬
wich yankeo and Confederate between
Yankee Doodle and Dixie. The men of
the North did not love the men of the
South less, but they loved flic old flag
more, and the ineu of tho South did not
love the old flag less, but they loved
state’s sovereignty more. This, Mr.
President, I think tells tho whole story.
Tho old flag still remains (cries c-f
“amen)”, and they all say amen
from the Gulf to the lakes.
Prof. Williams, representing Island, followed. Governor Af¬
Sprague, of Rhode
ter him the assemblage was addressed by
numerous other persons of prominence o’clock
in the 1st corps, and at about 5
the meeting broke up and the crowd dis¬
persed over the battlefield to inspect va¬
rious memorials. Several monuments
were dedicated during the day. Great
preparations have been made for the sec¬
ond and third days’ celebration.
A Unique Telegraph System.
There has grown up among tlie farm¬
ers of a county in Michigan a telegraph
system tvhieh might be generally ex¬
tended throughout the rural districts
everywhere. Tlie system began by two
farmers connecting their houses with a
wire for their own convenience and op¬
erating their line xvith the ordinary
Morse instruments. Graduull uy other c
farmers extended the line to their own
houses, and after a time the xvire was
run into the neighboring village. Seven
years ago tbe combined farmers and a
tew village merchants organized them¬
selves into a company and it lias since
been extended until now it has sixty-five
miles of wire and ninety offices, two-
thirds of the latter boing in farm-houses
and nearly all the rest in stores where
these farmers do their trading. One or
two nexvspaper offices, as many more
railroad freight offices, the County Tel¬
ephone Exchange and the larger post-
offices are all connected. Every farmer and
is his own operator, battery man quantity
line repairer. Of, course, any
of private communication is kept up be¬
tween the stockholders of this independ¬
ent system. There are two or three inde¬
pendent systems of these lines in opera¬
tion in the country, arranged so that
they can be connected xvith each other
at intersecting points, and the whole
scheme is being worked very cheaply
and successfully.
Not What He Wanted.
Artist—“Yes, sir; I can enlarge this
photograph and give you a speaking like¬
ness.”
AVidower (whose knowledge of art
terms is limited, but who has a very vivid
remembrance of deceased)—“A speaking
likeness! I would like the portrait, but
—but I—er—don’t care to nave it talk
much.”— Life.
THE WORLD OVER.
CONDENSATION OF FACTS BY
’PHONE AND TELEGRAPH.
SOMETHING A ROUT CONVENTIONS, RAIL¬
ROADS, WORKING PEOPLE, CAPITALISTS,
KUltdPEAN CROWNED HEADS, ETC.
A band of Apaches went on the war
.lath in Southern Arizona and butchered
settlers.
Central Illinois, was visited by a flood,
the worst since 1880, and 10,000 acres iu
m was put under water.-
During a terrible thunder storm at
Culvi-rton, Neb., two mon named Foster
did S.vartsnian, were killed by light¬
ning.
William II, of Germany, slid to tho
11 Tim municipal authorities: “Make it
your business to see that more churches
•ire built.”
Two colored men, named Rislee nnd
Lee, who shot City Marshal William
Berkley nnd Deputy Martin, at Chcte-
opa, Kan., were taken from jail and
lyuched.
News has just been received in Lon¬
don, have England, been cmigrnnt that a vessel, ship, supposed foundered to
au
iu a storm off tho Gape of Good Hope.
All hands were lost.
Fire at Fort Apache, in Arizona Ter-
litory, destroyed the entire quartermaster The estimate
and commissary supplies.
of the loss to the government, including
buildings, is $100,000.
The town of Sundsvall, on the gulf of
Bothnia, center of the timber trade of
Sweden, has been almost destroyed the by of
lire. The town of Umea, on gulf
Bothnia, lias also been partly burned.
The damage at Sundsvall and Umea will
reach $5,000,000.
A wreck occurred on the Pennsylvania
& Schullkill Vailcy Railroad at Cable
City, Pa., by which six laborers injured. were
killed and four fatally Tho
names of the unfortunates were unknown.
They were Hungarians, and known only
by numbers.
News comes from Syracuse, N. Y.,
that Wallace Mitchell pleaded guilty to
murdering Oscar Johnson, and was re¬
manded to jail, to be tried in September.
A mob broke into the jail, took the pris¬
oner to the spot where be committed tho
murder and hung him.
Theodore C. Harmer left Kingsley, price
Mich., for his farm, with the of a
team of horses in his pocket. Three
brothers named Drosk attempted to fatally rob
him, but the farmer killed one,
injured a second and wounded the third
one, who escaped.
Smith & Wilson, contractors at Mar¬
quette, Mich., discharged Louis Nicoli, a
stone cutter, foi drunkenness, That
night Nicoli appeared at the works and
shot Contractor M. B. Wilson in the
neck, with a probably fatal result. He
then walked home, and placing the muz¬
zle of the revolver in his own mouth,
sent a bullet into his head.
A. dispatch from the City of Mexico
says: On Monday the elections for elec¬
tors, who are to choose a president from and
members of Congress a week next
Sunday, were held throughout the coun¬
try. There was little animation as far as
reported, and uo opposition worth men¬
tioning to Gen. Diaz and tho ticket of
the administration party.
ries The Ii resolutions, ish bishops have published in detail a se¬
of explaining land question,
the present position of the
and expressing the opinioo that, unless
Parliament immediately applies really ef¬
fective measures to protect the tenants
from oppressive actions and arbitrary
eviction, the most disastrous consequen¬ of
ces to public order and the safety tho
people must almost inevitably ensue.
THE NUMBER TWO,
It Ituincd One Man and Set .An¬
other on His Feet Again.
A correspondent of the North Ameri¬
can tell this story of an adventure in El
Paso: “With a few companions I had
been having quite a night of it, and at
1:30 in tho morning, with jnst five cents
in my pocket, found myself alone on
—— street, El Paso. This was a terri¬
ble state to bo in, considering that I
had not a friend to whom I could apply
witli any certainty. I thought of my
position so earnestly that I discovered
myself standing quite still, oursing my
bad luck. I determined to make the
best of it and was about passing on, when
1 was suddenly surprised by hearing
some one exclaim: well'dressed ‘Ruined by two!’ I
turned and saw a young
man standing at the door of one of the
most noted gambling saloons in El Paso.
I was about to approach him, when he
left tho door and was lost to view in the
darkness beyond. Feeling a deep inter¬
est in what I had seen and heard I deter¬
mined to go inside and learn if possible
the cause of his despair. quietly asked
“Gaining admittance, I
a looker-on at the game what was the
trouble with tlie young man who had
left but a few moments sinoe. He told
mo that he had been playisg at the
‘wheel’ (roulette), underfill time he dou¬
bled his bet on the number two, and not
once did he win. As lie was speaking and I
heard a near-by bell strike two, as
the ‘wheel’ was then spinning around I
determined to risk my all on that num¬
ber. So, pulling out my nickel, I placed
it on two; the wheel stopped, and I had
won. I xvas then worth $1.80. I re¬
ceived checks for that again, amount and and placed did
the whole on two again
two win. I was then worth $64.80.
The wheel was spinning for a third
time, and for the third time did I risk
my all on number two, and for the third
time did two win that night. Not daring
to chance it again, I cashed my checks
aud departed a winner by $2,332.25.
“Jnst two days later I met the young
man to whom number two had been eo
fatal and begged him to accept $500.
Reluctantly he did, and to day he is »
highly respected merchant of Galveston.
T purposely withhold his name out of
respect to bis family.”
The Western Union sent out 6,
words ol special dispatches for the Postal Repu
can Convention at Chicago. The s
2,500,000. This is three times the busir___
done at the St. Louis Convention, and twics
the business ever done before.